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Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner had a meeting today with First Deputy Governor of the Vladimir Region Aleksandr Remiga. The meeting was held on the premises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

During the meeting, parties outlined further steps for the development of interregional cooperation.

Aleksandr Remiga is on a working visit to Tatarstan. Yesterday, he had a meeting with Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin.

In addition, the delegation visited the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, the State Committee of Tatarstan for Tourism, Innopolis, and SEZ Alabuga.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov visited the Vysokogorsky District today. During his visit, he inspected the production facilities of Usady Distillery and took part in the 6th meeting of the Council of Vysokogorsky Municipal District.

According to Minister Karimov, the Vysokogorsky District ranks 11th in socio-economic development of municipal and urban districts of Tatarstan. The volume of shipped products exceeded RUB 13 billion. The industrial production index was 97.3 percent for the year.

Vysokogorsky District takes an active part in implementing national projects and government programmes of Tatarstan. For instance, kindergartens are being constructed, schools are being renovated, and sports infrastructure is being developed. Efforts are underway to provide primary healthcare to residents of rural settlements.

Today, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner had a meeting on bilateral cooperation with representatives of Yandex.Market. The meeting was held on the premises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Economy of Tatarstan Natalia Kondratova, Head of Department for Development of Support Institutes for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses at the Tatarstan Ministry of Economy Artur Gaynov, and Head of Department at the Tatarstan Territorial Authority of the Federal Service for Supervision of Healthcare Gulnaz Sayfullina.

During the meeting, the parties assessed the development of logistics infrastructure and the creation of attractive conditions for suppliers in Tatarstan, as well as the prospects for online trade in pharmaceutical products.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov visited Mamadysh District today. He toured the production of metal ware, which is supplied all over the country, up to the republics of Yakutia and Karelia. The AIF Group company is engaged in the production of eight types of corrugated boards and two types of sandwich panels.

Guests of the town visited an exhibition of Mamadysh District manufacturers in the District House of Culture. The products are renowned for their quality both in Tatarstan and all over the country. Fish, fruit, vegetables, fur, alcohol, souvenirs, and many other things are produced by local craftsmen. Minister Karimov was particularly attracted to Mamadysh lemonade. “Taste of childhood”, he noted.

The 5th meeting of the Mamadysh Municipal District Council was held in the Assembly Hall. Anatoly Ivanov, head of the District, made a report. He pointed out that last year the industrial production index in the district was 106%. The amount of shipped goods, performed works, and rendered services increased by 17% to RUB 9,813 million.

“Despite the pandemic, Mamadysh people managed to make progress in almost all spheres in 2020”, said Minister Karimov.

The volume of shipped products in Mamadysh District has grown by 17%. It has made a significant contribution to stabilising the economy of Tatarstan.

KAMAZ today is a leader in Russian truck engineering. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said so today at the celebrations dedicated to the 45th anniversary of production of the first KAMAZ truck. The ceremony took place in Naberezhnye Chelny on the site of the main assembly line of the Automotive Plant.

President Minnikhanov said that KAMAZ company is an example of production development. “In a very difficult period, under the conditions of fierce competition, KAMAZ continues to expand its presence in the market. It is a systematic work; it is the foundation laid by our veterans. We are proud of KAMAZ; we wish you prosperity and further vigorous development”, the Tatarstan President said.

As part of the official event, retired and current employees of the plant were honoured. Rustam Minnikhanov presented state awards of Tatarstan to KAMAZ veterans and plant workers.

Construction of the Kama Automotive Plant started on December 13, 1969. The giant was built at a record pace and on February 16, 1976 the first vehicle, KAMAZ-5320 high-sided truck, rolled off the assembly line. This first KAMAZ truck worked in Bashkortostan for many years, and then it was repurchased and restored, now being a valuable museum exhibit of the company.

On February 13, the Committee for Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries under the Uzbekistani Cabinet of Ministers hosted a literary evening, dedicated to the 115th anniversary of Hero of the Soviet Union, poet Musa Jalil, organised by the Tatar Public Cultural and Educational Centre in Tashkent. The evening was dedicated to the Year of Native Languages and National Unity in Tatarstan.

The event was attended by Representative of Tatarstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan Aydar Ahtareev, staff of the Rossotrudnichestvo Office in Uzbekistan, Chairman of the Tatar Public Cultural and Educational Centre (TPCEC) in Tashkent Rishat Nabiullin, Chairman of the TPCEC Council of Elders Rim Giniatullin, chairmen and activists of national cultural centres, Russian compatriots, students, poets, writers, and mass media representatives.

A documentary about Musa Jalil “Sentenced to Immortality” was shown, created at the request of the Tatar community of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

Musa Jalil’s poems and songs in Uzbek, Russian, Ukrainian, Tatar, and Bashkir were performed by participants and guests of the meeting. A virtual acquaintance was held with the exhibitions of the Musa Jalil and Sharif Kamal museums in Kazan.

The seventh session of the 4th Zainsk Municipal District Council was held today at the Energetik Palace of Culture. It was attended by District Head Razif Karimov, Chairman of the Tatarstan Committee for Protection of Cultural Heritage Ivan Gushchin, Deputy of the Russian State Duma Oleg Morozov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, deputies of the Tatarstan State Council Nikolay Nefedov, Ilshat Aminov, other honoured guests.

In the lobby of the Energetik Palace of Culture, an exhibition of industrial enterprises and agricultural businesses of the district was organised for the guests. Razif Karimov, Head of the District, made a report on the results of socio-economic development in the Zainsk Municipal District in 2020 and its goals for 2021. Supporting speakers were heads of major enterprises and institutions of the city.

Minister Karimov briefed participants on the results of the republic’s socio-economic development in 2020 and outlined the main tasks for the coming year.

Director of the TECHNO Plant branch in Zainsk Andrey Mamontov, Deputy General Director of Agrosila for Zainsky Sugar Anton Troshin, and Director of the Centralised Library System Sariya Batrshina spoke about the activities of their organisations in the current year and plans for the future.

The session concluded with an award ceremony.

POZIS (part of the Tecmash Concern under the Rostec Corporation) has increased its production output by more than 20% compared with the same period last year. At the same time, sales of civil products grew by 70%.

The POZIS’ driver for economic growth is the active development of domestic and medical refrigeration appliances. Especially popular among consumers is the household two-chamber POZIS RK FNF-173 refrigerator with electronic control panel.

The advantage of this appliance is its “full-no-frost” cooling system avoiding formation of ice and frost on the walls of the freezing chamber. Besides, the electronic control panel located on its door allows controlling the operation of the refrigerating and freezing chambers without opening the door. The appliance has some additional operating modes: Vacations, Energy-Saving, and Freezing. The time and temperature values are shown on the panel’s display module. The refrigerator is equipped with an open door alarm and enjoys a high energy efficiency class.

Thanks to its unique design solutions, POZIS appliances guarantee optimal functionality and high quality for its consumers, which is confirmed by the certificate of product compliance with the requirements of the European Union (CE). The CE marking expands the export potential, confirming that the products are safe for both consumers and the environment.

On February 19-21, the Volga Youth Centre in Borovoe Matyushino village will host a gathering of the republic’s working youth in the form of a training workshop. The event will be held within the framework of preparations for the 9th Our Time - Beznen Zaman Republic’s Annual Open TV Festival of Working Youth Creativity supported by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

A gathering of working youth will be organised for potential participants of the festival, employees of the companies, organisations, and institutions which have not participated in the Our Time - Beznen Zaman festival before.

The training workshop will include a lecture series and practical studies, master classes and trainings by leading Russian masters of arts, business games, a cultural programme, and round tables. Also, creative meetings will be organised with winners of the Our Time - Beznen Zaman festival from 2013 to 2020.

As reported by Aidar Gainutdinov, director of the Our Time - Beznen Zaman project, participation in the workshop will be free. According to him, such events are necessary for the republic, because in this way the youth of Tatarstan who have never participated in Our Time - Beznen Zaman Festival get necessary knowledge about participation terms and increase their chances of winning the contest.

The festival is aimed at popularising blue-collar and white-collar jobs and uncovering the creative potential of working youth. It is a socially significant project that has no commercial purposes.

The Award Committee for the V.E. Alemasov State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan (an award in the field of engineering sciences for young scientists) announces the acceptance of papers for the 2021 Prize.

The Prize is awarded for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of engineering sciences and significant contribution to developments in priority areas of science and industry, to young scientists (up to 35 years of age) performing research in scientific organisations, industrial enterprises, or educational institutions located in Tatarstan.

The write-ups for the Prize should be executed in accordance with the Procedures for Nominating Candidates, Presenting Papers, and Handling Materials, which can be found at the website of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (http://www.antat.ru/ru/competitions/alemasov/)

The papers are accepted and filed in the Office of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (Room 114, 20 Bauman St., Kazan 420111, Tel.: +7 (843) 292-02-72) until May 1, 2021. For information please call +7 (843) 292-52-04 or write to nio_anrt@bk.ru.